REACHING OUT TO THE PAST While hiking with her family in the Black Hills, nine-year old Tracy lagged behind, looking at the cliff next to her. She was astonished to see that someone had carved images of animals and people on the face of the stone. They looked very old. She reached out to touch them, and, as her fingers brushed the stone, the ancient peoples of South Dakota reached out to touch her in turn... ARCHAEOLOGY The prehistoric and historic peoples of South Dakota are all aro ...

About us Mission About our past... About archaeology FAQ Employment Artifacts Site database Exhibits Archaeology links Resources Staff Current projects Events What's New Photo Catalog utility. We have added a photo catalog utility for researchers. It is available on the resources page. Andrew Clark joins staff. Andrew Clark has joined our team as a Senior Archaeologist. He has taken over management of two large survey projects on the Missouri River that we are conducting for ...